2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Complaint Log

SLAMMED DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF '05 FORD SPORT TRAC SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE AS YET. *TR

FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, I HAVE DEALT WITH A "CHECK FUEL CAP" LIGHT THAT CONSISTENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER I TRY TO PUMP GAS, IT USUALLY COMES SPEWING OUT. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT WHENEVER I DO TRY AND PUMP GAS, IT WILL ONLY LET ME PUT IN ABOUT 10 CENTS AT A TIME BEFORE THE LATCH MAKES ME STOP. I GET VERY NERVOUS AFTER PUMPING MY GAS, KNOWING THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR HAS GASOLINE SPILT ALL OVER IT. WHAT IF I WAS TO DRIVE BEHIND SOMEBODY THAT THROWS A CIGARETTE OUT AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT IT TOUCHS THE GASOLINE ON THE SIDE OF MY CAR? IN ORDER TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED, I TOOK IT TO D&D COLLISION, AND ACCORDING TO THEM THEY SAID IT IS THE EVAP CHARCOAL CANISTERS THAT ARE CAUSING THIS REACTION FOR THE GAS TO COME BACK OUT OF THE GAS TANK. IT JUST SO HAPPENS, THAT USUALLY MOST CARS ONLY HAVE ONE CANISTER, BUT MINE HAS TWO. THE TOTAL COST TO FIX IS APPROXIMATELY $500 AND THAT IS NOT INCLUDING THE FACT THAT THEY SAID ONCE THEY CHANGE THE CANISTERS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IF THEIR ARE MORE PROBLEMS. THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ABOUT 95% CORRECT ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID THERE IS ABOUT A 5% CHANCE THAT THEIR COULD MORE TO THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD WITH GASOLINE ALL OVER THE LEFT SIDE. THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT, OR ANYTHING, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS RANDOMLY CAME FROM. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON MY SPORTS TRAC EXPLORER AND IT JUST SEEMS THAT ALL TOGETHER, THE CAR WAS PUT TOGETHER IN POORLY CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DECELERATING FROM 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THEY BELIEVE IT COULD BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SOLENOID, OR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,580. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. UPDATED

REAR PASSENGER DOOR CAN'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING ANY TYPE OF PASSENGER IN AN EMERGENCY. NOTHING IS LISTED IN OPERATIONS MANUAL. CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS PRESSED AT TIME SO CHILD COULD NOT OPEN DOOR. SINCE THEN TRIED TO UNLOCK CHILD SAFETY FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. THERE IS NO WAY TO DO THIS. INVOLVES CHILD SAFETY LOCK WHICH IS BROKEN INSIDE OF DOOR. TRIED TO GET FIXED RECENTLY, BUT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT DAMAGING DOOR. STILL CANNOT OPEN. HAVE HEARD OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HAVE NOT SEEN OR HEARD ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE BUT IT SHOULD BE A FORD ISSUE NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE DRIVING IN THAT SEAT SHOULD AN EMERGENCY OCCUR AND THEY NEED TO GET OUT. *TR

EVERY TIME GAS IS PUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE, EVEN WHEN TANK IS EMPTY, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE GAS BACKS UP END SPEWS OUT OF THE GAS FILL TUBE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUMP GAS SO THAT THE GAS DOESN'T EJECT BACK OUT OF THE FILL TUBE. I CAN ONLY ASSUME ITS A HUGE FIRE/SAFETY ISSUE AS IT NORMALLY AMOUNTS TO A HUGE PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE GROUND, ALL OVER MY PAINT, AND MOST OF THE TIME ON MY CLOTHES AND SHOES, ESPECIALLY ON A WINDY DAY. I ALSO KNOW IT'S NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE, AND THAT IT MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BECAUSE ANY TIME I GET FULL SERVICE THE ATTENDANT IMMEDIATELY KNOWS TO TURN THE NUZZLE UPSIDE DOWN AND PUMP AS THIS SEEMS TO ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE BUT STILL DOESN'T ELIMINATE IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC - THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM SWITCH SEEMS TO SHUT DOWN ALL BY ITSELF. ONCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I WAS AT A STAND STILL IN THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND AGAIN LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE VERY BUSY 405 FWY. THE TRUCK JUST "SHUTS OFF" NO GAS, NO NOTHING. I HAD ONE PASSENGER INJURED AS WE WERE PULLED OVER, A CAR WENT BUY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND KNOCKED MY FRIEND INTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU CAN'T DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT WILL JUST TURN ITSELF OFF IN "MID-STREAM" I COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY BIG ACCIDENT. *JB

FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE TO NOW 95K MILES I HAVE COMPLAINED OF A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END OF OUR 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORTS TRAC. THEY HAVE REPLACE A NUMBER OF PART AND CONTINUE TO TELL US THAT ITS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE TO HAVE VIBRATION. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL TIME FOR THEM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK WITH THEM REFUSING. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. AS 100% DISABLED PTSD VETERAN I HAVE HIT MY LIMIT WITH THEM. THIS IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND I PAY ALMOST 600 A MONTH AND HAVE TO FIX IT ALL THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE LESS THAN 19000 MILES AND HAD TO INSTALL 2 AIR FILTERS BECAUSE OF BLACK PARTICLES COLLECTING ON THE AIR FILTER. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS 5000 FROM LAST OIL FILTER AND AIR FILTER BEING REPLACED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE REAR WINDOW THE GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW HOUSING TRACK. ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE TRACK. HOWEVER. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THERE WAS A FRONT PASSENGER RIDING OCCUPYING THE SEAT AND THE PASSENGER LEG TOUCHED THE FUEL RELAY SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO HOURS A IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, NO REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED . THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNKNOWN, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

PEELING PAINT ON MY FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. IT IS PEELING MOSTLY ON THE TOP AND HOOD OF THE TRUCK. I TALKED WITH SOMEONE ON THE FORD WEBSITE BUT THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I TALKED WITH A PAINT AND BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD PAINT JOB. THE ROOF ON MY VEHICLE IS NOW RUSTING AND THE BODY SHOP GUY SAID IT WILL COST OVER 2000$ TO GET IT REPAIRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OKLAHOMA. WE ALSO BOUGHT A COVER FOR THE BACK WHICH HAD A FRAME AROUND THE BED OF THE PICKUP AND WAS HELD TOGETHER BY SOME PLASTIC CLIPS. THE CLIPS BROKE BEFORE IT WAS EVEN A YEAR OLD AND THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW COVER WHICH COST OVER 300$.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORTS TRACK AT 20-25 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KNUCKLE BEHIND THE WHEEL BROKE. THE ZONE MANAGER FOR THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DRIVER MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER DID NOT NOTICE ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONE MANAGER. *AK

THIS REPLACES FILE #10134158 WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. SHEARING AT THE CAST IRON KNUCKLE BEHIND THE WHEEL. THERE ARE NO SCUFF MARKS OF ANY KIND ON THE TIRE INDICATING THAT IT WAS A PART FAILURE AS OPPOSED TO IMPACT WITH THE CURB. FORD WAS CONTACTED. AFTER A MEETING WITH THE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO CLEAR LITIGATION PREVENTION BEFORE ENGINEERS COULD LOOK AT IT AFTER 4 WEEKS I WAS TOLD FORD HAS NO INTEREST IN CHECKING IT OUT AND BLAMED THE DRIVER NOT THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED WE ARE DEALING WITH A SAFETY DEFECT. LITIGATION OVER RODE THE SAFETY ENGINEERS AS FAR AS INSPECTING THE DAMAGED PARTS. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE SERVICE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

HIT BRAKES AND ENGINE ACCELERATES. THE CAUSE IS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER AND SAME DISTANCE FROM FLOORBOARD. I WEAR A SIZE 14 SHOE AND WHEN I NORMALLY HIT BRAKE, MY HEEL STAYS IN PLACE AND MY FOOT ALSO COVERS THE GAS WHEN I PRESS REAL HARD. I OWN OTHER VEHICLES AND THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.